The Little Book of the Great Investors

Reviewed by Diario de un Inversor · UpdatedJune 13, 2026

Our review

The Little Book of the Great Investors by Albert Parés functions as a map of the most influential value and growth investing approaches of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. For each investor studied — Buffett, Munger, Lynch, Templeton, Klarman, Fisher, and others — the author extracts the guiding principles with clear, pedagogical synthesis. The book's strength lies in its comparative dimension: by placing different philosophies in dialogue, readers can identify what the great investors share — discipline, long-term orientation, margin of safety, deep business knowledge — and where they diverge — tolerance for growth, portfolio concentration, universe of companies. The main limitation is inherent to the format: condensation requires simplification, and some investors inevitably receive a surface-level treatment. The book is an excellent entry point to investment literature but does not replace the primary sources — the investors' own letters, memoirs, or books. Written in Spanish with an accessible, educational approach, it fills a genuine gap in the Spanish-language financial bibliography.

Key takeaways

• History's best investors share common principles: discipline, long-term vision, and respect for the price paid.
• Each great investor has adapted the value philosophy to their own temperament, demonstrating there is no single correct path.
• Understanding the differences between Lynch, Klarman, and Templeton helps investors identify which approach best fits their own profile.
• Primary sources — letters, memoirs, original books — are essential reading after any synthesis like this one.

Fact

Published in 2019 by Deusto, it is one of the few value investing synthesis books originally written in Spanish by a Spanish author.